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Mad Men: Season 5, Episode 10 – ‘Christmas Waltz’ Review and Synopsis

We discover that Lane is a tax cheat and apparently has not paid his taxes to the sovereign back home in England. A friend tells him that it can all go away if he pays $8,000 in back taxes which is a massive amount. When his wife Rebecca asks him what he is doing awake […]

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Mad Men: Season 5, Episode 9 – ‘Dark Shadows’ Review and Synopsis

This episode opens with a shot of Betty weighing out her cheese to accompany her morning toast to the soundtrack of a thunderstorm. This is likely as a part of a new diet regimen and Betty’s absence from the past few episodes makes her return a remarkable thing. Back at SCDP, Don reviews the work […]

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Mad Men: Season 5, Episode 1 – ‘A Little Kiss’ Review and Synopsis.

The much awaited return of AMC’s masterful tale of Madison Avenue advertising executives in 1960’s Manhattan, Mad Men, premiered yesterday evening after an 18 month hiatus. Will Don Draper find happiness with his new, young wife Megan? Will Joan fool her husband into believing Roger’s baby is his own? Will Peggy ever get the recognition […]

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